Decent of the Ganges a.k.a Arjuna's Penance
Please do not use the pictures without getting my permission, as these photosare copywritten. If you need one, please write to me, email address is given below. Decent of Ganges also knows as Arjuna's Penance is the most prominent attraction after the shore temple, 5 rathas. This is the largest displaying panel, and this is not the finished one. If you pay close attention on the left side of the image there are still more things to be sculpted. On the right side we can see till the bottom it is filled with animals, whereas on the left side it is completely blank and in the far end we can see 4 to six squares. Many call it as Arjuna's penance where he stands on one leg does the penance to obtain Pasupatha weapon from Lord Shiva. As per the below image many say that it is Arjuna who is standing on one leg obtain the Pasupatha weapon from Lord Siva so that Pancha Pandavas can defeat the Kauravas. Some argue this is Arjuna's Penance is also somewhat believable but not entir